Xu's Impressive Run Ends In ITA Regional Quarters

Thursday, October 10

Cary, N.C.

TBA

North Carolina

ITA Carolina Regional

Kuangqing "Chris" Xu

Photo by: Fletcher Jones

October 13, 2024 | Men's Tennis

By: Matt Bowers

CARY, N.C.—Tar Heel freshman Kuangqing "Chris" Xu's impressive week came to an end on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Carolina Regional at the Cary Tennis Park. NC State's Martin Borisiouk, ranked #90 nationally in singles, beat Xu, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Xu won five consecutive matches between Thursday and Saturday to advance from the qualifying draw to the quarterfinals of the main draw.

Also on Sunday, Wake Forest's Luciano Tacchi and Luca Pow, ranked #72 nationally, beat Tar Heels Diego Jarry and Vladislav Melnic, 8-5, in the doubles quarterfinals.

ITA CAROLINA REGIONAL RESULTS

Thursday October 10, 2024
Singles Qualifying Draw
Nick Mangiapane def. Lucas Coupu-Moison (NC A&T) 6-3, 6-3
Anthony Wright def. Luke Tollenaar (Campbell) 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-4
Gabe Avram (South Carolina) def. Digao Jarry 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4
Kuganqing "Chris" Xu def. Remi Dugardin (Duke) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Vladislav Melnic def. Evgenios Vasilakis (Presbytertian) 6-2, 6-3
Marko Mesarovic (Clemson) def. Dennis Perumov 6-4, 6-2
Anthony Wright def. Iannis Fernandes (Coastal Carolina) 6-3, 6-3
Vladislav Melnic def. John Rado (Furman) 6-4, 6-4
Kuganqing "Chris" Xu def. Sebastian Carpio (Davidson) 6-3, 6-1
Lukas Steffen (UNCW) def. Nick Mangiapane 6-3, 6-4

Friday October 11, 2024
Singles Main Draw First Round
Romain Gales (Clemson) def. Anthony Wright 7-6, 6-4
Noa Vukadin (Clemson) def. Logan Zapp 6-2, 7-5
Vladislav Melnic def. Oscar Brown (Duke) 6-3, 6-4
Kuganqing "Chris" Xu def. Veljko Krstic (Elon) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Constantinos Djakouris def. Maxwell Smith (Clemson) 6-2, 7-5

Singles Main Draw Second Round
#33 Braden Shick def. Vladislav Melnic 6-0, 6-4
Kuganqing "Chris" Xu def. #81 Luciano Tacchi (Wake Forest) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
#16 Pedro Rodenas (Duke) def. Constantinos Djakouris 6-4, 6-1

Singles Feed-In Consolation
Nick Mangiapane def. Hugo Hidalgo Vega (NC Central) 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (9)

Doubles
Diego Jarry/Vladislav Melnic def. Jack Deveney/Robbie Young (Wofford) 8-3
Nick Mangiapane/Kuganqing "Chris" Xu def. Nicolas Dispas/John Rado (Furman) 8-3.

Saturday October 12, 2024
Singles Main Draw Round of 16
Kuganqing "Chris" Xu def. Vasco Prata (Charlotte) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles Round of 16
Diego Jarry/Vladislav Melnic def. Martin Mazev/Alexander Shalmi (Wake Forest) 8-6

Sunday October 13, 2024
Singles Main Draw Quarterfinals
#90 Martin Borisiouk (NC State) def. Kuangqing "Chris" Xu 3-6-7-5, 6-3

Doubles Quarterfinals
#72 Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (Wake Forest) def. Diego Jarry/Vladislav Melnic 8-5

Martin Borisiouk [#90] (NC St) d. Chris Xu 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 #itaregionals Incredibly impressive run for freshman Chris Xu from Qualifying through to the MD QF's #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/MclliUBMza
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) October 13, 2024